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Metrum Acoustics Musette Trade-in

Musette Wadia

$1095 Now $995 - Au Enthusiasts NZ $895 incl. freight.

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Metrum Jade NOS DAC-DVC Trade-in

It must be Christmas ?

Over $1500 saving (new) here - $3,445 - Au Enthusiasts NZ $2,995 + freight.

Jade front2

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"Sonnet Digital Audio - Morpheus"

Morpheous 6 Moons Award2

 Adagio DVC & Pavane L3 DAC performance at a 'dream' price.

NZ $5,995

Sold out. New stock not available until February 2020.

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Sonnet Morpheus3

R2R NOS DAC with Variable Reference Volume Control :

Standard output 2V RCA - 4V XLR. But ....

Variable Voltage output too : Internal circuitry allows for 3V RCA or 6V XLR output configuration to your Power Amplifier ... should this be necessary or of benefit.

 A new generation of D/A conversion modules (SDA-2).

New "Amanero" USB implementation.

No drivers required for Linux or MAC - Windows operating systems refer above.

 Morpheus houses 2 Modules per channel and provides extremely high linearity. Noise floor ... which delivers a realistic 24-bit Dynamic range. The new Modules feature 4 new ladders with each channel using 8 resistor ladders. A new FPGA arrangement now see 4 in use, with improved software enabling a 6dB improvement - reducing noise levels even further to -155dB. Refer Specs for details.

Options include the new USB implementation, I²S connectivity, MQA Boards (which feature revised signal routing). A DSP Board is also under consideration. All are modular concepts and user friendly. Morpheous is essentially a complete redesign over previous models. The optional I2S input is available for connection to the forthcoming Sonnet Roon Streamer. This provides the purest signal path - where data and clock signal are kept separate during transport from Streamer to DAC. 

Mono Power Amplifiers are also on the drawing board to enable a complete playback system ... just add Acelec Model One Monitors to complete the chain.

The 6 Moons story concludes with a 'Blue Moon Award' ... "Purple Haze"

NOS Dacs

Product Specifications

  • Balanced Non Over Sampling DAC :

    2 SDA-2 DAC's per channel in differential mode

    Inputs : 1 x Optical, 1 x Coaxial, 1 x AES/EBU and USB (I2S Option)
    Outputs : 1 x stereo pair Single Ended 2 Volts RMS
    Outputs : 1 x stereo pair XLR Balanced 4 Volts RMS
    Frequency Response : 44.1 kHz sampling 1Hz – 20 khz -2.5 dB
    Frequency Response : 192 kHz sampling 1Hz – 65 kHz -3dB & 384kHz (USB)
    Distortion : 0.006% THD
    Noise Floor : -155 dB related to 2 Volt RMS
    Output impedance : RCA 100 Ohm, XLR 100 Ohm
    Sampling Optical : 44.1 – 96 kHz
    Sampling Coax : 44.1 -192 kHz (& AES/EBU)
    Sampling USB : 44.1 – 384kHz

    Aluminium six button Remote

    15VA 110/115V AC 220/230V AC 60/50Hz

    Dimensions : 290 x 250 x 60mm
    Weight : 3.2KG

    Options : Upsampling or MQA